Horrifying attack as charity is hit by 'despicable’ swastika from graffiti vandals

SWASTIKAS have been daubed on buildings run by a charity in a “horrifying” attack.

The mayor of Aberystwyth described the graffiti, which appeared on two premises in the Welsh town, as “despicable”.

Police believe the vandalism happened on the evening of Wednesday, January 14, just two weeks before Holocaust Memorial Day.

The symbols have now been removed from the premises in Cambrian Street and Chalybeate Street and police are appealing for information.

The Ceredigion Care Society is a charity that helps people who are homeless, live in substandard accommodation or are in need of housing and welfare advice.

It runs night shelters in Aberystwyth and Cardigan, which offer homeless people short-term emergency housing. The charity did not want to comment on the graffiti. But Aberystwyth mayor Brenda Haines said she was “horrified”.

She added: “This sort of graffiti is particularly worrying, especially given that it was Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27.

“I am horrified that there are people within our community who are capable of such despicable acts.”